THE PLAYGROUND
368 PATRICIA AVE, DUNEDIN, FL 34698
License #6252884
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Solid Health Score
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THE PLAYGROUND in DUNEDIN currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 89.9 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 26, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 8 total violations — 1 major, 7 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on October 26, 2026 shows 7 observation rows: no critical rows, 1 major, and 6 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee not wearing hair restraint in food truck,operator had employee place on hat.
- [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board grooved in truck
- [32-12-6] Covered waste receptacle not provided in womens bathroom. No covered waste receptacle in unisex rest room.
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Oil stored on floor of dry storage, operator moved oil.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles of butter unlabeled.
- [12B-12-5] Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee In Food truck drinking from open container
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink was used to store pitcher. Operator removed pitcher.
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